000 FZNT27 KNHC 190240 OFFN06 NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 940 PM EST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...PLEASE REFER TO COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS (CWF) AVAILABLE THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR DETAILED COASTAL WATERS FORECASTS... .SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SOUTHERN FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE INTO NW CARIBBEAN WATERS EARLY SAT. ON SAT NIGHT THE TAIL OF THE FRONT WILL RETROGRADE INTO THE SE GULF AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH LATE SUN WHEN IT WILL START DISSIPATING. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE SW BASIN THROUGH EARLY SAT. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS WILL COVER MOST OF EASTERN GULF THROUGH EARLY MON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUE. NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO .TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. .MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 5 TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.